from fans. He signed a six-month contract without an option for Fiorentina to purchase him outright. Fiorentina had been searching for a striker since Rossi was injured on 5 January, while Gómez had been out of action since virtually the start of the season. Matri made his Fiorentina debut on 19 January 2014, scoring a brace in a 3–0 away win over Catania. On 21 February, he made his debut in the Europa League round of 16 match against Esbjerg, scoring Fiorentina's first goal in a 3–1 away win. He finished the Serie A season with Fiorentina with 21 appearances and five goals, as Fiorentina reached the 2014 Coppa Italia Final. At the end of the season, he returned to Milan. Genoa (loan) On 11 July 2014, Genoa confirmed the season-long loan signing of Matri from Milan. He made his 2014–15 Serie A debut against former loan club Fiorentina on 14 September 2014, coming on as a substitute for Mauricio Pinilla. He scored his first two goals with the club in a 2–2 away draw to Hellas Verona on 24 September 2014. He scored his 100th career goal on 5 October in a 2–1 away win over Parma, and scored Genoa's 1,600th historical Serie A goal on 26 October in a 2–1 win over Chievo, his fourth goal of the season. In total, he managed 17 appearances and seven goals during the first half of the season with Genoa. Return to Juventus (loan) On 2 February 2015, Juventus confirmed the loan signing of Matri from Milan until the end of the 2014–15 season; half of his €2.5 million annual salary was to be paid by Milan. On 20 May, he scored the winning goal in extra time to give Juventus a 2–1 victory over Lazio in the 2015 Coppa Italia Final. Another return to Milan Matri headed back to Milan on 30 June 2015 after his loan expired at Juventus. On 28 August 2015, in a friendly against Real Madrid, he made one of football's shortest substitutions, coming on for only five seconds in place of Philippe Mexès. Lazio (loan) Matri was loaned to Lazio on 31 August 2015 on loan from Milan. On 13 September 2015, he scored two goals in his debut for Lazio in the 64th minute, followed by the 73rd minute to triumph 2–0 over Udinese. Sassuolo On 16 August 2016, Matri transferred to Sassuolo on